Band for knee breeches and the like



Jan. 28, 1930.

INVENT OR GORDON.K.HODGES BY r4 ATIORNEYs Patented Jan. 28, 1930 GORDON K. HODGES, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA BAND FOR KNEE BREECHES AND THE LIKE Application filed March 6,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bands for knee breeches and the like, and particularly to the cuffs or hands secure-d to the free ends of the legs, and the object of the invention is to provide a cuff of simple construction which may be quickly and easily attached to the garment and which, when attached, may be quickly adjusted to suit the leg of the wearer.

Another object is to provide a band which will be neat in appearance and in which the pull of the adjusting means will be distributed over a considerable area of the cuff.

I11 my invention I accomplish the above objects by making the cuff of a single piece of material doubled upon itself and attached to the free end of the leg, or other portion of a garment. WVhen cloth is used for making the band it is bound along the sides and one end. Eyelets are pressed into or otherwise secured to the material at one end and a reinforcing strip is held in place by the eyelets to reinforce the cloth and prevent tearing at the eyelets. A pocket is formed in the other end of the garment and secured to the pocket, by a tape, is a hook adapted to engage with the eyelets. The end of the band is shaped to cover the hook when the band is in the adjusted position.

In the drawings which illustrate my invention:

Figure 1 is a developed plan of my improved band.

Figure 2 is a folded View of the band shown r in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 11 designates a strip of material adapted to be folded along its longitudinal centre line 13 indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. One end 12 of the band is folded over and stitched to prevent fraying. Eyelets 14 are pressed into the material at one end between the centre line 13 and the edge 15 and, to prevent the material from tearing around the eyelets, a reinforcing strip of material 16 is inserted and secured to the cuff by the eyelets.

1928. Serial No. 259,546.

This reinforcing'strip' extends the full length of the eyelets" \VlllCh are spaced from one another. Formed in the other end 17 of the band and between the centre line 13 and the edge 18, is the pocket 19". The pocket is formed by stitching a piece of strong fabric 20 to the band so that one end 21 is left open. A hook 21 is secured to a tape 22 which may be elastic or non-elastic. The free end of the tape is secured by suitable stitching to the fabric 20 of the pocket. The side edges and the end 17 of the band are preferably bound with tape 23 when the material used for the cuff is made of cloth. The end 17 is curved in the form of an ogee to form a flap to cover the hook when the band is folded.

It will be seen that by reinforcing the eyelets and securing the tape to which the hook is attached to a separate piece of material than the band proper, the strain is distributed over a considerable area and the tendency to tear and wrinkle is reduced. By shaping the end of the band in the form of an ogee, the hook is covered, so that the appearance of the band will not detract from the appearance of the garment. The band is very easily made and attached to the garment and provides a cuff which maybe conveniently adjusted to suit the Wearers leg.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A band of the character described comprising a strip of fabric adapted to be folded along a medial fold line extending longitudinally of the strip and complemental fastening means carried by opposite ends of the strip, the fastening means at one end of the strip being positioned at one side of the fold line and the fastening means at the other end of the strip being positioned at the opposite side of the fold line.

2. A band as recited in claim 1 in which the complemental fastening means positioned at opposite ends of the strip are secured to p the same side of the strip.

3. A band as recited in claim 1 having one end shaped so that the portions of the strip lying at opposite sides of the fold line are of unequal length so that an end of one of said portions constitutes a flap projecting beyond the corresponding end of the other portion when the strip is folded.

4. A band of the character described comprising a strip of fabric foldable along a medial fold line extending longitudinally of the strip, the portions of the strip located at opposlte sides of the fold line being made of unequal length so that the end of one portion constitutes a flap projecting beyond the-corresponding end of the other port-ion when the strip is folded, a hook secured to and projecting beyond that end of the shorter portion of the strip beyond which said flap projects when the strip is folded and eyelets secured to an end of the strip remote from said hook and adapted to coact with the hook in securin the ends of the strip together.

11 witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GORDON K. HODGES. 

